A pact has been made between the government, labour and business to invest more in the green economy, thereby creating more jobs.

via Cosatu lauds accord on green jobs.

“This [the accord] is part and parcel of turning that economy around and moving it away from the capital-intensive and shifting it to the labour intensive sectors of the economy,” Vavi said.
“This is about building a new economy based on meeting the basic needs of our people.”